Johannes Käbin
1905–1999 (age 94)
Biography
Johannes Käbin (Russian: Йоха́ннес Кэ́бин), also known by his Russified name Ivan Gustavovich Kebin (Russian: Иван Густавович Кэбин; 24 September 1905 – 25 October 1999), was an Estonian Soviet politician who led the Communist Party of Estonia from 1950 to 1978. Käbin was an ethnic Estonian but had been raised in Russia (so-called "Yestonian"), as his family had moved to Saint Petersburg in 1910. After Estonia regained its independence until his death, Käbin was a member of the Social Democratic Labour Party.